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medium 6.0

CVE-2009-3478 json

Argument injection vulnerability in (1) src/content/js/connection/sftp.js and (2) src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in in FireFTP…

published 2009-09-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3460

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Argument injection vulnerability in (1) src/content/js/connection/sftp.js and (2) src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in in FireFTP Extension 1.0.5 for Firefox allows remote authenticated SFTP users to cause victims to alter permissions, delete, download, or move the wrong file via a filename containing " (double quotes), which is not properly filtered or encoded when FireFTP constructs the command to send to psftp.exe.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • vuln.sg http://vuln.sg/fireftp105-en.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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